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DECIPHER (software)

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Developer(s)
  
Erik Wright

Written in
  
R, C

Development status
  
Active

Platform
  
IA-32, x86-64

Stable release
  
2.2.0 / 2016; 1 year ago (2016)

Operating system
  
Unix, Linux, macOS, Windows

Decipher, stylized as DECIPHER, is a software toolset that can be used to decipher and manage biological sequences efficiently using the programming language R. Some functions of the program are accessible online through web tools.

Features

  • Sequence databases: import, maintain, view, and export sequences.
  • Multiple sequence alignment: align sequences of DNA, RNA, or amino acids.
  • Genome alignment: find and align the syntenic regions of multiple genomes.
  • Oligonucleotide design: primer design for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), probe design for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or DNA microarrays.
  • Manipulate sequences: trim low quality regions, correct frameshifts, reorient nucleotides, determine consensus, or digest with restriction enzymes.
  • Analyze sequences: find chimeras, predict secondary structure, and create phylogenetic trees.

    • References

    DECIPHER (software) Wikipedia
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